Monday 31 December 2007 Rāhina 31 Hakihea 2007

• 12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

  12:00 - Disc 1

  VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Suite for viola and orchestra; HOWELLS: Elegy; WALTON: Viola Concerto in A minor; BOWEN: Viola Concerto in C minor Op25 - Helen Callus (vla), New Zealand SO/Marc Taddei (ASV DCA 1181)

  1:15 (approx) - Disc 2

  BALAKIREV: Islamey; The Lark; Toccata in C# minor; SCRIABIN: Prelude in C# minor; Nocturne in Db Op 9/1&2; Sonata-Fantasy No 2 in G# minor Op 19; Etude in C# minor Op 2/1; Etude in E Op 8/5; Etude in F#; Etude in C# minor Op 42/4 & 5; GLAZUNOV: Theme & Variations in F# minor Op 72 - Michael Lewin (pno) (Centaur CRC 2134)

  2:30 (approx) - Disc 3

  BIBER: Fanfare No 4 à due; Sonata; Kyrie & Gloria, from Missa Christi Resurgentis; Sonata in 6 parts; Credo, from Missa Christi Resurgentis; SCHMELTZER: Sonata XII; Sanctus, from Missa Christi Resurgentis; SCHMELTZER: Sonata XI; Agnus Dei, from Missa Christi Resurgentis; Fanfare No 1 à due; SCHMELTZER: Sonatas I; V; III; VII - Choir of, and The English Concert and Choir/Andrew Manze (Harmonia Mundi HMU 90 7397)

  3:45 (approx) - Disc 4

  HUMMEL: Piano Concertos, in F posth No 1; in Ab Op 113 - Nikolaus Lahusen (pno), Südwestfälische Philharmonie/Hiroshi Kodama (Koch Schwann 3-1567)

  4:55 (approx) - Disc 5

  DONIZETTI: Sinfonia a soli instrumenti di fiato in G minor; Concertinos, for flute and chamber orchestra in C minor; for oboe and chamber orchestra in F; for violin, cello and orchestra in D minor; for English horn and orchestra in G; for clarinet and orchestra in Bb; Sinfonia pre la Morte di Capuzzi in D minor - Camerata Budapest, Laszlo Kovacs (Marco Polo 8.223701)

• 6:00 AM. Classic Morning

  6:00 CANNABICH: Symphony No 22 in C - London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert (Chandos CHAN 10379)

  ALBINONI: Concerto in F for two oboes Op 9/3 - Pierre Pierlot, Jacques Chambon (obs), I Solisti Veneti/Claudio Scimone (Erato 2292 45921)

  ZAREBSKI: Grande Polonaise in F# Op 6 - Marian Mika (pno) (CPO 777 193)

  CHOPIN arr Huberman: Waltz in C# minor Op 64/2 - Joanna Madroszkiewicz (vln), Paul Gulda (pno) (Dabringhaus & Grimm MDG 603 1296)

  WAGNER: Tristan & Isolde, Prelude - West German Radio SO/Roberto Paternostro (Chandos CHAN 10286 X)

  7:00 GOTTSCHALK ed & compltd Rosenberg: Young Henry's Hunt, Overture - John & Richard Contiguglia, Angela Draghicescu, Chin-Ming Lin, Joshua Pepper (pnos), Hot Springs Festival SO/Richard Rosenberg (Naxos 8.559320)

  COATES: Youth of Britain March, from The Three Elizabeths Suite - New Philharmonia/Adrian Boult (Lyrita SRCD 246)

  SCHUMANN: Romance & Humoresque, from Fantasy Pieces Op 88 - Beaux Arts Trio (Philips 432 165)

  W LLOYD WEBBER: Air & Variations - Antony Pay (cl), Ian Brown (pno) (Hyperion CDA 67008)

  BERWALD: Racing - Gävle SO/Petri Sakari (Naxos 8.555370)

  8:00 Beauty Spot: BUTTERWORTH: A Shropshire Lad - Royal Liverpool Phil/Grant Llewellyn (Argo 436 401)

  TCHAIKOVSKY: Waltz, from Eugene Onegin - Nikola Matisic (ten), Mark Stone (bar), Roberto Valentini (vocalist), Saint Cecilia National Academy Chorus & Orch/Antonio Pappano (EMI 3 70065)

  TORELLI: Sinfonia No 4 in A Op 5 - Insieme Strumentale di Roma/Giorgio Sasso (dir) (Stradivarius STR 35702)

  SCHOLEFIELD: The Day Thou Gavest - Band of the Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery (Manu CD MANU 1286)

  GERSHWIN arr Zizzo: Preludes for piano - Alicia Zizzo (pno) (Carlton Classics 3036 60005)

  GLIÈRE: Heroic March for the Buryiat-Mongolian ASSR - BBC Phil/Vassily Sinaisky (Chandos CHAN 9518)

• 9:00 AM. The Works

  RAVEL: Valses nobles et sentimentales - Ulster Orch/Yan Pascal Tortelier (Chandos CHAN 8756)

  LALO: Symphonie Espagnole - Itzhak Perlman (vln), Paris Orch/Daniel Barenboim (DG 400 032)

  RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Quintet in Bb for piano & winds - Vovka Ashkenazy (pno), members of Reykjavik Wind Quintet (Chandos CHAN 10420)

  SHOSTAKOVICH: Suite on Verses of Michelangelo, Truth; Morning; Love; Parting; Anger; Dante; To an Exile; Creativity; Night; Death; Immortality - Robert Holl (bass), Pays de la Loire National Orch/Isaac Karabchevsky (Calliope CAL 9382)

  MOZART: Violin Sonata No 4 in G K9 - Rachel Podger (vln), Gary Cooper (fpno) (Channel Classics CCS SA 24607)

  CARULLI: Guitar Concerto in E minor Op 140, Petit Concerto de Société - Pepe Romero (gtr), ASMF/Iona Brown (Philips 426 263)

  RACHMANINOV: Caprice Bohémien Op 12 - Philharmonia/Neeme Järvi (Chandos CHAN 9081)

• Noon Summer Sonic

  Keeping Score

  Four programmes introduced by Michael Tilson Thomas

  (1) Revolutions in music: Beethoven's Eroica (San Francisco Symphony production)

  BEETHOVEN: Symphony No 3 in Eb Op 55, Eroica - Orch of St Luke's/Michael Tilson Thomas (CBS MK 44516)

• 2:00 PM. Afternoon Requests

  SMETANA: Sárka, from Má Vlast - London Classical Players/Roger Norrington (Virgin VC 5 45301)

  GRAINGER: Handel in the Strand - Geoffrey Tozer (pno), City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox (Chandos CHAN 9554)

  HAYDN: London Trio No 3 in G HobIV/3 - Jean-Pierre Rampal (fl), Isaac Stern (vln), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) (CBS 37786)

  ELGAR: Cello Concerto in E minor Op 85 - Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Oslo Phil/André Pevin (Orfeo C 621 061 A)

  (Box 123, Wellington or concert@radionz.co.nz)

• 3:00 PM. CD Masters

  Classic performances from the back catalogue

  VIVALDI: Sonata in B minor, Al Santo Sepolcro RV169; PROKOFIEV: Symphony No 5 in Bb Op 100 - Alessandro Scarlatti Orch; Philharmonia/Thomas Schippers (rec 1955/57) (Medici Arts MM 012)

• 4:00 PM. Made in New Zealand

  NZ musicians and composers

  J STAMITZ: Symphony in A - NZSO Chamber Orch/Donald Armstrong (dir) (Naxos 8.553194)

  FARQUHAR: Musette - Matthew Marshall (gtr) (RNZ)

  VERDI: Tu sul labbro, from Nabucco - Noel Mangin (bass), Auckland Philharmonia/Brian Law (Kiwi CD SLC 234)

  JANÁCEK: Piano Sonata 1.X.1905, From the street - Tamas Vesmas (pno) (Manu CD MANU 1443)

  CANTELOUBE: Songs of the Auvergne Set 4 - Kiri Te Kanawa (sop), English CO/Jeffrey Tate (Decca 444 995)

• 5:00 PM. Cadenza

  VERDI ed Spada: Force of Destiny, Prelude - Giuseppe Verdi SO, Milan/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 473 767)

  TELEMANN: Trumpet Concerto in D - Niklas Eklund (baroque tpt), Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble/Edward Tarr (Naxos 8.554375)

  SCHUBERT transcr for cello: Auf dem Wasser zu singen D774; Täuschung D911; Der Müller und der Bach D795/19 - Anne Gastinel (cello), Claire Désert (pno) (Naïve V 5021)

  BACH: French Suite No 6 in E BWV817 - Joanna MacGregor (pno) (SoundCircus SC 901)

  DVORÁK: Waltz No 1, from Two Waltzes Op 54 - Scottish CO/Joseph Swensen (Linn CKD 241)

  OFFENBACH: Ah, quel diner, from La Périchole - Frederica von Stade (mezzo), Scottish CO/Antonio de Almeida (RCA 09026 68116)

  ALWYN arr Lane: Paul's last ride, from The Rocking Horse Winner - BBC Phil/Rumon Gamba (Chandos CHAN 10349)

  GOTTSCHALK: The Last Hope - Alan Marks (pno) (Nimbus NI 7045/6)

  MACCUNN: The Lay of the Last Minstrel - Stephen Gadd (bass), Scottish Opera Chorus, BBC Scottish SO/Martyn Brabbins (Hyperion CDA 66815)

  STRAUSS trans Grainger: Ramble on the Last Love Duet in Rosenkavalier - Ronald Stevenson (pno) (Appian APR 5630)

  ERNST: Variations on The Last Rose of Summer - Midori (vln) (Sony SK 46742)

  GRØNDAHL: When the last red seams in the dark sky are fading - Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo), Bengt Forsberg (pno) (DG 477 5725)

  REED/MASON arr Takemitsu: The last waltz - Franz Halász (gtr) (BIS CD 1075)

  ARBAN: Variations on The Carnival of Venice - Maurice André (alto flugelhorn), Wind Band of the Paris Guardians of the Peace/Claude Pichaureau (RCA 60025)

  J STRAUSS II: Czárdás, from Die Fledermaus - Anima Eterna/Jos van Immerseel (Zig Zag ZZT 2020 601)

• 7:00 PM. Appointment

  The Record Shelf

  A further programme in our occasional series in which host Jim Svejda talks with celebrated classical artists and composers. Tonight, Jim Svejda in conversation with the modern ballet choreographer Twyla Sharp (KUSC)

• 8:00 PM. Music Alive

  Composer Focus Concert

  Helen Medlyn (mezzo), New Zealand SO/Xian Zhang

  BERNSTEIN: Candide, Overture; Symphony No 1, Jeremiah; On the Town, Three Dance Episodes; West Side Story, Symphonic Dances (recorded in the Wellington Town Hall by RNZ)

• 9:20 PM. Ring in the New Year

  CURTIS: Ring in the New - Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland (Campion Cameo 2035)

  BRITTEN: A New Year carol - Cambridge Singers/John Rutter (Collegium COL CD 111)

  FINZI: Nocturne, New Year Music - ASMF/Neville Marriner (Philips 454 438)

• 9:40 PM. The Jekyll & Hyde Tour

  More of Professor Peter Schickele's findings from rummaging around a Bavarian castle in search of rare musical gems plus some his own more sane efforts

  PDQ BACH: Long Live the King; Four Next-to-Last Songs, Das kleines Birdie; Der Cowboykönig; Gretchen am Spincycle; Es war ein dark und shtormy Night; String Quartet in F, The Moose; SCHICKELE: Two Rounds, Hedi McKinley; D'Indy's Turkey; PDQ BACH: Two Rounds, The Mule; O Serpent; SCHICKELE: Two Songs, If Love is Real; Cyndi; Songs from Shakespeare, Macbeth's Soliloquy; Hamlet's Soliloquy; The Three Witches from Macbeth; Juliet's Soliloquy; Funeral Oration from Julius Caesar; Listen Here, Tyrannasaurus Rex - Introduced by Peter Schickele (enabler) with Michèle Eaton (off coloratura sop), David Düshing (ten profundo), Armadillo Quartet (recorded Gordon Centre, Owings Mills, Maryland USA, June 16, 2007) (Telarc CD 80666)

• 11:00 PM. Day's End

  J STRAUSS II arr Kulling: Faust Quadrille; Romance, from Faust; Ballet Music, from Die Fledermaus - Bratislava City Chorus, Slovak Radio SO, Bratislava/Johannes Wildner (Marco Polo 8.223247)

  WAGNER/RUSSELL: The Ring of the Nibelungs, an analysis - Anna Russell (comedienne/pno) (Sony MDK 47252)

  WAXMAN: Auld Lang Syne Variations - Gidon Kremer (vln/dir), Ula Ulijona (vla), Marta Sudraba (cello), Louis Lortie (pno) (Nonesuch 7559 79657)

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